NASCAR drivers expected to test at Daytona for 24-hour race
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Friday, January 02, 2009
Some NASCAR drivers will get back in a car over the next few days as testing for the Rolex 24 At Daytona runs from Saturday through Monday.
Not all drivers who compete in the race will test for their teams in preparation for the Jan. 24-25 event at Daytona International Speedway. Most teams use four drivers to complete the 24-hour race.
Sprint Cup drivers on the current test days entry list are AJ Allmendinger (Michael Shank Racing) and Jimmie Johnson. (Bob Stallings Racing). Johnson, the three-time defending NASCAR Cup champion, likely will only test Monday. Part-time Cup driver Max Papis also is on the testing entry list, driving a Ferrari for Costa Racing.
Camping World Truck Series driver Colin Braun will be driving for Michael Shank Racing in a separate entry from the one with Allmendinger.
Several teams have not listed their drivers for the test sessions and the race. Cup driver Juan Pablo Montoya is expected to drive one of the entries for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Kurt Busch already has tested a Penske car at a previous session. The Penske team has not entered a lineup yet for this weekend’s test.
Kyle Petty has already tested with Orbit Racing, which hasn’t announced its lineup for the race.
Childress-Howard Motorsports, co-owned by Richard Childress, will participate in the test. Danica Patrick told the Los Angeles Times that she plans on driving a Childress entry along with Cup driver Kevin Harvick for the race. Sports-car veterans Rob Finlay and Andy Wallace are entered in the Childress car for the test.
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Pat Draper said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 12:47 PMWho Cares
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» Confirm Abuse ReportKen Harris said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 1:37 PMI do. That Rolex 24 is fun to watch and especially when our Nascar drivers are in it.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportTom Meier said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 1:58 PMI also care. I enjoy watching Jimmie Johnson drive different types of cars.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMARTIN said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 2:28 PMWish Tony Stewart and Dale Junior were in it.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSally Baker said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 4:26 PMKevin Harvick and Danica Patrick on the same team? THAT should be interesting!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcinde trebesch said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 7:25 PMGO KURT!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner Boehmert said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 8:46 PMya gotta love the year that i think it was Tony Stewart drove a car with only 3 wheels on it...try that in a Cup car...will Danica grab Harvick by the neck?...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportCathy Rooks said:
Jan 3, 2009 at 10:16 PMI am ready for the season to start!! Man I miss NASCAR!!! I just hope more than 1 to 3 drivers win and not be like last year. Need more excitement!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSteve Skobel said:
Jan 4, 2009 at 8:05 PMChildress-Howard and Danica Patrick, what a combination, adding Kevin Harvick to the mix, i smell success, just like when Earnhardt ran with Kerry Collins, the year he passed. I won't sleep all weekend and the tivo will be on just in cas eI do!
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